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Gulshan Devaiah Based His 'Guns & Gulaabs' Character On Anton Chigurh From 바카라No Country For Old Men바카라

Gulshan Devaiah has had a terrific run this year in the movies and in streaming shows with projects like 바카라Duranga 2바카라, 바카라8 A.M. Metro바카라, 바카라Dahaad바카라 and 바카라Guns & Gulaabs바카라, playing the audience favourite '4 Cut Atmaram' in the latter.

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Actor  has had a terrific run this year in the movies and in streaming shows with projects like 바카라Duranga 2바카라, 바카라8 A.M. Metro바카라, 바카라바카라 and 바카라Guns & Gulaabs바카라, playing the audience favourite '4 Cut Atmaram' in the latter.

Recently, the makers announced the second season of 바카라Guns & Gulaabs바카라, sending the fans of the series in a frenzy. The anticipation for the return of '4 Cut Atmaram' in the second season and his face-off with 바카라s 'Paana Tipu' is highly awaited.

As 2023 draws to a close, the actor spoke to IANS and reflected on his learnings, the effect on his decision-making and how he modelled his character on Anton Chigurh from the cult classic 바카라No Country for Old Men바카라.

Talking about his process of approaching '4 Cut Atmaram', Gulshan told IANS, 바카라I initially based '4 Cut Atmaram' on Anton Chigurh played by Javier Bardem in 바카라No Country for Old Men바카라. They바카라re not similar but certain things about them do overlap, there바카라s quirkiness to them, a sense of danger and they both cannot be defeated. So, I thought I should draw from Anton Chigurh."

He continued, 바카라I imagined that I바카라m in a spaghetti western, so many positions and stance that I take in the series are influenced by the spaghetti western genre. I requested for a pocket to be built like a gun slinger, ready to draw my knife to inflict the deadly 4 cuts. I didn바카라t try to humanise him as well, I treated the character as a figment of imagination. It really helped me put the character in perspective."

Gulshan has done his graduation from NIFT. Later, he got jobs in the fashion industry where he worked for 10 years. He also taught fashion to students at the Wigan & Leigh College in Bengaluru.

Talking about how his bent of mind as a student of design helps the actor in him, he shared, 바카라Studying design gives me an advantage in analysing the aesthetics of a physical space and not just the props or the costumes. I use my sense of design to interact with the space, it바카라s almost like having a third vantage point."

Sharing his learnings from 2023, the actor told IANS, 바카라My decision-making has improved. It바카라s like an algorithm, it바카라s not a very rigid system, there are basic rules that I follow but I ensure to make room for sufficient changes as may be required with the passage of time. Sometimes you get it wrong also but that바카라s fine, it바카라s a part of the journey, and the journey is more important for me."

There have been a lot of discussions around the excessive use of violence in two recently-released films, the -starrer 바카라Salaar: Part 1 바카라 Ceasefire바카라 and the -starrer 바카라바카라. In fact, '4 Cut Atmaram' himself uses violence as a device to carry the story forward.

Sharing his opinion on the issue, Gulshan, who maintains that he hasn바카라t seen either 바카라Salaar' or 바카라Animal바카라, told IANS, 바카라People easily get attracted towards either supporting something or going completely against it, it바카라s a binary. Having an extreme reaction is a currency on social media to draw attention no matter what side of the debate one is at. And this has created a symbiotic loop which I feel is not very constructive."

바카라Having said that, I feel it바카라s important to discuss perspectives, like I feel that an excessive amount of violence or glorification of violence in an artwork can have some negative effect on the society, but it바카라s not that it will breed a violent society. The reality lies somewhere in the grey area," he added.

The sense of morality in artwork has long been a point of discussion for artistes and the audience. How important is it for artistes to function under the umbrella of morality in artwork?

The actor said, 바카라Some people want to challenge the idea of morality in their artwork and that바카라s where new grounds are broken in terms of telling a story or creating something which has never been a part of the society. Some people want to uphold the sense of morality which leads to conservative art. I think both are necessary.

바카라Again, a majority of artistes are somewhere in the middle. Then there are those like me who believe that the idea of freedom of expression cannot be absolute. The push and pull is extremely constructive for the growth of society and the art itself.바카라

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